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437th AMXS keeps C-17s flying
June 19, 2018 — Sitting at the length of four large school buses and with engines capable of over 40,000 pounds of thrust, the C-17 Globemaster III is the U.S. Air Force’s most flexible airlift cargo aircraft. This aircraft requires an equally large and powerful team of Joint Base Charleston maintainers... MORE

Faces of JB Charleston: Naval Operational Support Center
June 12, 2018 — Meet Lonte Morgan, this week's featured Faces of Joint Base Charleston! Petty Officer Third Class Lonte Morgan, Navy Operational Support Center, has been in the United States Navy for two years. He plans on making a career out of it and loves what he does! He is a reserve pay clerk at the NOSC and he deals with contracts, paychecks and much more.... MORE

Faces of JB Charleston: Coast Guard Sector Charleston
June 8, 2018 — Faces of Joint Base Charleston is an opportunity spotlight joint team members from across the installation who do their part to support and execute the mission here. Meet Seaman Omar Suarez, this week's featured Faces of JB Charleston service member. Seaman Omar Suarez, Coast Guard Sector Charleston, is four weeks away from finishing a degree in... MORE

Ensuring JB Charleston ‘meats’ standards
June 4, 2018 — When you eat a breakfast burrito at the Globemaster Grill, or when you buy produce at one of the base commissaries, how do you know the food is not only of good quality, but is safe for consumption? There are Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers behind the scenes, keeping you, your teammates and your family safe.... MORE

Airman leaves mark on squadron
May 30, 2018 — An Airman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron Traffic Management Office has put his artistic skills to use to complete a squadron revitalization project. Senior Airman Jordan Guthrie, 437th APS passenger travel technician, designed and painted a mural in the squadron’s warehouse during the month of May. Thanks to years of drawing experience,... MORE

Sailor keeps things cooking at JB Charleston’s Galley
April 18, 2018 — JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Petty Officer 1st Class Ebony Sharpe, 628th Force Support Squadron leading petty officer (LPO) in charge of JB Charleston’s weapons station galley, provides her culinary team with the perfect example by leading from the front. ... MORE

Fly balls to flight suits
April 3, 2018 — A group of U.S. Air Force Academy alumni stationed at the 14th Airlift Squadron share a common bond. During their time as cadets, they sharpened their teamwork skills on a baseball diamond. ... MORE

Sailor inspires shipmates with weight loss journey
February 28, 2018 — Nathaniel Mims, a small-town boy from Moundville, Alabama, had struggled with his weight for as long as he could remember. By second grade, he had already weighed 105 pounds and was often bullied for it. Middle school was rough for Mims; not feeling comfortable in his own body, he mostly kept to himself. As a junior in high school, he reached his... MORE

Active-duty Marines incorporate combat experience to USMC Reserve training
February 15, 2018 — Approximately 90 U.S. Marine Corps reservists completed routine training at the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Training Center here Feb. 11, sharpening Military Occupation Specialty specific requirements.... MORE

Exchange program strengthens bonds between NATO allies
February 14, 2018 — U.S. Air Force active duty officers have the opportunity to work alongside officers from different air forces through the Military Personnel Exchange Program, a special duty assignment intended to build, sustain and expand international relationships. Capt. David Martinez Guillen, a Spanish Air Force pilot attached to the 16th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, arrived here in October 2014 to begin his assignment with the 16th AS.... MORE